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This is part 1 of 3. I had to break it down into 3 segments because anything larger errors out while downloading here in Afghanistan. lol Nothing over here is ever simple. Gotta love it. Anyway. This piece is about 3 minutes long.

It’s an interesting piece. You get to see a live Coach Rupp practice as well as some game footage. I can’t tell which team it was. The film calls Rupp one of the elite of College Basketball. So I have to think it was right around the time of the Olympic team. I just don’t know the players of that era by site. Coach Rupp is in his Khaki’s in practice and his brown suit in the game segments. Overall, it gives a nice little glimpse into Kentucky Basketball in the Rupp Era. I have tried to research this film over the past week but come up empty. I know it was done sometime in the late 40s or early 50s. I don’t know which team it is. I wish I had written down the labels on the reel cans. [I hadn't planned on blogging when I came over here.] The films were sponsored by “your Coca Cola bottlers” and 3 other coaches participated. I remember that Ray Meyers is one of the others. But can’t remember who the other 2 were. The films along with the DVD versions are in my storage room in the states. I only carried the DVD of Rupp with me.

So here is part 1 of 3.

I emailed Coca Cola asking if they have any background information on this. So far no response. If anyone knows anything about this film, please email me or comment below.

Thanks, Dave